Morning journal and courier., 1887-08-26
News by Telegraph
FROM ALL QUARTERS.
THE GRAND OLD MAN
Makes A Supreme Effort
For Ireland.
JAKE SHARP GETS A STAY
But He Must Furnish Heavy
Bail.
SOME FINE TENNIS PLAYING.
Husband And Wife Seek
Death Together.
SOME FINE TENNIS PLAYING.
ANADDREss TO THE QUEEN.

Death IOgeCner.
ADDRESS TO THE QUEEN.
Gladstone,s Solution of the Proclaim
| Ing of the League-The Debate Ad
| journed without Action Being
Taken on the Matter.
LONDON, Aug. 25.-Mr. Gladstone wa
| greeted with cheers in the House of Com
mons this evening when he arose to move hi
resolution that humble address be presented
to the Queen representing that the viceroy
| of Ireland has proclaimed the Nationa
| league dangerous association, that no in.
| formation has been furnished to Parliament
to sjustify the proclamation by virtue OF
| which her majesty's subjects are to be rem.
| dered liable to be punished as criminals with.
| out a judicial inquiry into the nature of such
information, prays that said proclamation
shall not continue in force as to the
association named and described therein. Mr..
Gladstone said that the Irish viceroy in
declaring that the league had melted violence
must have acted on information, but where
was that information? The Irish chiefs had
q right to demand the grounds on which the
government had acted. If the facts were
withheld the opposition must forthwith urge
three propositions upon the House and the
government: ~ That it was slight, almost
an outrage, on the dignity of Parliament to
suppose that it was to discharge such an i'm
portant statutory duty without knowing the
grounds. (2) That it reduced to utter de-
struction and to an absurdity the main con-
tention that the government advanced during
the discussion of the crimes act that the safe.
guard promised had proved farce. He asked
what was the value or meaning of
parliamentary approval given in
ignorance of the facts! Why not follow the
course taken by Wellington and Peel in 1929
ita 80 What could the House think of in
formation that they must know would not
bear the lighta Cheers Mr.. Gladstone said
that he had always commended that the gov
eminent were legislating against combina-
tions apart from crime and now was the time
for the government TO show that he and his
friends were wrong. But the government
shrank from the test and declined the chal-
lenge. They had substituted an arbitrary
will for regular legal action. This principle
was most dangerous and disgraceful one in
any country and especially in Ireland. Law
in Ireland was still on trial. A great ma
1ority of those who administer it,
especially locally, were not in sympathy with
the feelings of the people. The proclama-
ton of the National league Mr.. Gladstone
declared was near approach to q declara-
ton of war on the Irish people. The people
of Ireland generally sympathized with the
league because they believed it had been
their salvation. (Parnellite eheers) Nobody
did anything for the tenants until the league
was formed. The government were press
ing Ireland very hard and it was evident
they intended to work and act by summary
Jurisdiction. The government action abso-
lutelv excluded the House from anything ex-
cept an absurd and perfunctory operation in
connection with the great duty devolving up
on it under the statute Their cognizance of
this proclamation was reduced to a mere
farce There would be no jury, no
Parliament to control Ireland, there would
be nothing but the absolute, unmitigated,
arbitrary act of the Irish executive, which
was necessarily partisan. He hoped the
Irish would continue to bear the pressure.
They would not have to suffer long. 1t
law through fear (cheers) but from a strong,
vivid, buoyant hope which even at the last
election was not damaged and which now
was brighter and livelier. (Cheers.l The
Irish believed that the governments policy
had not the sanction of the. British nation.
Irish cheers.) The government foundation
was slipping from under them and their
the league showed that their strength was
fading. Ireland seeing this trusted the En-
glish nation to fulfill her reasonable wishes
and was convinced that her expectations
would not be disappointed. Mr.. Gladstone
then presented his resolution amid pro-
longed cheers.
Mr.. Balfour said that Mr. Gladstone would
have been wiser had he rested his argument
on the allegation that the House was ignorant
of the grounds for the proclamation rather
than on defence of the league The gov.
eminent difficulty was not the finding of evi-
dence to justify the proclamation, but the
selection of it from the enormous mass they
possessed. There was sufficient foundation
to justify the proclamation in the columns of
the local newspapers without going into the
governments confidential reports. Mr.. Bal
four argued that when Mr.. Gladstone pro-
claimed the Land league he did so when Mr..
Parnell was imprisoned and when Parliament
was not sitting and that he afford ed no in
formation to anyone concerned. He quoted
from documents to show that the league was
guilty of boycotting, coercing and instigating
infractions of the law.
Sir William Vernon Harcourt asked the
speaker whether the documents from which
he quoted would be submitted to the House.
Mr. Balfour refused to submit the documents
and proceeding narrated other instances of
the leagues unlawful action.
Sir William asked the Speaker whether
Mr.. Balfour was bound to table the official
documents cited. The Speaker replied that
Mr.. Balfour was not bound to table coniden-
tial documents, but the case was different
with official papers, which the House might
want to verify Opposition cheers). Although
Mr.. Balfour was justified in quoting from
confidential documents, the authority of such
quotations was weakened because the docu-
ments had not been tabled.
Harcourt-After the speakers ruling l ex-
pect the papers will be tabled.
Balfour-I shall do nothing of the kind.
Ny documents are of three sorts-public and
confidential papers and my own notes. If
the people realized the true nature and work
ing of the league they would, regardless of
creed or party, support the government.
ministerial cheers.) Mr.. Balfour accused the
opposition, through Mr.. Gladstone, of max
ing themselves apologists for and therefore
accomplices in intimidation.
Mr.. Harrington (Nationalist) commented
upon the worthlessness of documents which
the government refused to table. He said it
would be the duty of the league to continue
to work and not to shrink from the conse-
quences.
Mr. Buchanan liberal Unionist) said that
the governments action was ill-timed. Mr..
Balfour had not given a fair account of the
doings of the league, which from the most
reliable data in the possession of the House
had been largely instrumental in having
rents reduced. The English people desired
that the Irish difficulty be treated amicably.
The government was pursuing the contrary
course. He hoped that even at the last
moment they would refrain from continuing
their uuwise policy.
T. w. Russell, after remarking that Mr..
Gladstone had somewhat misconstrued some
of his statements, protested againg the coer-
cion of the league, but said that having sup.
from the government the powers they de-
manded.
Mr.. Branlaugh said boycotting was not
peculiarly Irish institution, but was invented
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